forlorn

adj.

1. 孤苦伶仃的；孤独凄凉的
   appearing lonely and unhappy
   1. She looked so forlorn, standing there in the rain.
      她站在雨中，显得孤苦伶仃。
2. 凄凉的；荒芜的
   not cared for and with no people in it
   1. Empty houses quickly take on a forlorn look.
      空无一人的房屋很快就显得凄凉。
3. 不大可能成功的；难以实现的
   unlikely to succeed, come true, etc.
   1. She waited in the forlorn hope that he would one day come back to her.
      她几乎毫无指望地等待他有一天会回到她的身边。
   2. His father smiled weakly in a forlorn attempt to reassure him that everything was all right.
      他父亲淡淡地一笑，枉然地试图要他放心，一切都安然无恙。

1. ADJ-GRADED 孤苦伶仃的;愁苦的
   If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy.
   1. One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement...
      一名年轻的女示威者独自一人坐在人行路上。
   2. He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off after 26 minutes.
      26 分钟之后他一瘸一拐地走出来，显得孤单凄凉。
2. ADJ-GRADED 无人居住的;荒凉的;废弃的
   If a place is forlorn, it is deserted and not cared for, or has little in it.
   1. They headed inland on a forlorn road that was rutted and pocked...
      他们沿着一条坑坑洼洼布满车辙印的荒凉小路向内地进发。
   2. The once glorious palaces stood empty and forlorn.
      昔日金碧辉煌的宫殿显得空寂而又荒凉。
3. ADJ-GRADED (希望、尝试等)没有成功机会的，无谓的
   A forlorn hope or attempt is one that you think has no chance of success.
   1. Peasants have left the land in the forlorn hope of finding a better life in cities.
      农民离开土地，希望能在城市找到更好的生活，却不知道这根本难以实现。
   2. ...a forlorn effort to keep from losing my mind.
      试图不让自己丧失理智的无谓努力

1. One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement
   一名年轻的女示威者独自一人坐在人行路上。
2. He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off after 26 minutes.
   26分钟之后他一瘸一拐地走出来，显得孤单凄凉。
3. They headed inland on a forlorn road that was rutted and pocked
   他们沿着一条坑坑洼洼布满车辙印的荒凉小路向内地进发。
4. The once glorious palaces stood empty and forlorn.
   昔日金碧辉煌的宫殿显得空寂而又荒凉。
5. Peasants have left the land in the forlorn hope of finding a better life in cities.
   农民离开土地，希望能在城市找到更好的生活，却不知道这根本难以实现。
6. a forlorn, haunting plaint.
   愁苦的、挥之不去的悲叹
7. A moon gate, forlorn and uninviting, opened into a side yard.
   通跨院儿的月亮门冷清清地开着。
8. The garden, in its neglected and forlorn state, has a rustic charm of its own.
   园子虽然荒凉，却别有野趣。
9. They popped up their heads and saw the forlorn little maiden.
   他们探出小脑袋来，看见了这个可怜的小姑娘。
10. I'm a poor, miserable, forlorn drudge; I shall only drag you down with me.
    我是一个贫穷，倒运，走投无路的苦力，只会拖累你。
11. A reelection campaign that was expected to be her last hurrah. He made his final forlorn attempt.
    再次竞鸦视为她政治生涯的最后努力他做了最后一次几乎无望的努力。
12. But lying weak and forlorn in the bed, she could only nod.
    可如今软弱无力地独个儿躺在床上，便只得点了点头，算是默认了。
13. You look so forlorn standing here all alone.
    你自己站在这就象是被遗弃了一样。
14. My mission was a forlorn hope.
    我任务是一个很渺茫希望。
15. A herd of words roams on this forlorn paper without boundary.
    我写的这些字，这一群，在这没有边际、孤零零的纸上，游荡。
16. I'm a poor forlorn girl.
    我是一个可怜的，无依无靠的女孩子。
17. I went to see him in the forlorn hope of securing his support.
    我去找他，希望得到他的支持，只是我也知道机会十分渺茫了。
18. A forlorn and shipwrecked brother.
    船难中绝望的兄弟。
19. They do however cling to forlorn hopes that somehow they can escape being revealed or the subsequent justice.
    他们（黑暗势力）当然依旧抱著最后的希望好让他们有可能从被揭露或者随后的审判中逃脱。
20. They repay me evil for good and leave my soul forlorn.
    他们向我以恶报善，使我的灵魂孤苦。
21. Unmoving, he made a forlorn statue on the cliff from sunrise to sunset.
    从日出到日落，它都一动不动，仿佛成了一尊被遗弃在崖边的雕像。
22. It was empty and he looked at it in forlorn bewilderment.
    他一看里面是空的，这才愣住了。
23. He made his final forlorn attempt.
    他做了最后一次几乎无望的努力。
24. Some cats and rats and elephants, but Lord, I'm so forlorn.
    一些猫和老鼠以及大象，但主啊，我好着急。
25. Bereft of friends or hope; sad and forlorn.
    失去朋友或希望的，伤心而孤独的。
26. The situation of Hitler's armies at the end of May was forlorn.
    到了五月底，希特勒的军队已陷于绝望的境地。
27. I began to feel a little forlorn, having been parted from my husband Top and our five children almost a month now.
    我开始觉得有点被遗弃的感觉，因为到现在与我的丈夫托普和五个孩子分开快一个月了。
28. I felt somewhat forlorn when I landed and my bags were set down beside me on the glistening beach.
    我登上闪闪发光的海滩，行李放在身旁，心里不由得颇有几分惆怅。
29. But it was a forlorn hope.
    但这是个极渺茫的希望。
30. Forlorn and woeful the old capital lay in gray morning light as we entered.
    当我们进入南京的时候，这古老的京城正孤独地，忧郁地躺在灰色的晨曦中。

adj

1. marked by or showing hopelessness
   1. the last forlorn attempt
   2. a forlorn cause